March 30, 2025 Sermon Notes and Questions

Posted on March 26, 2025 Posted By: Jenni Nikolakakis Categories: Message Notes, Weekly Program

2 Corinthians: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

WK 13: “Are You Offended or Offensive?”

2 Corinthians 10

March 30, 2025

Justin Scarberry

Other Verse References:

1 Corinthians 5:1; Romans 2:1; Ephesians 6:11-18; Isaiah 55:11;

Galatians 3:26-29; Acts 10:34; Psalm 27:14; Romans 3:23

Context:

The church in Corinth was allowing __________ in the church

but were blaming Paul for _______________.

Paul’s Credentials:

He went on __ missionary journeys that covered approximately _ miles. He wrote ___ books that we have in the new testament.

The full armor of God:

How would you rate your prayer life? __________________________

4-Minute Challenge!!!!

Set a reminder on your phone for a part of the day when you are usually free and spend 4 minutes in the Word

Dan Hall is the transition team lead. Please contact him with any questions.
Areas the church needs your help with:
- Tech—Audio/Video and worship lyric technician.
- IT/Hardware—manage the various connections of the service IT components/internet/wifi, etc.
- Worship team/leader—play an instrument? Able to carry a tune? Ready to use that gift for God?
- Donut & Coffee Ministry—bring in donuts and make that oh so important drink for many of us, coffee!!!

A Search Team will be put together to start the process of finding a new pastor.
The typical time to replace a Pastor is 12-18 months. Please wait on the Lord with us!
The team will update the church regularly

Prayer is a critical part of this process! Please pray continually for the board’s guidance in seeking God’s will.

Good Friday Movie Showing

“The Passion of the Christ”

At the church on Good Friday April 18^th 6:00 PM. If you have not seen this movie, it is a graphic interpretation of what Jesus went through to pay for our sin. Please note childcare will not be available during this showing.

Men’s Bible Study

Looking to gauge interest in a Men’s Bible study. Please see Justin if you have an interest into digging into God’s Word further! Details to be determined based on input.

Aces Baseball Faith & Family Night

July 25^th at 6:10 PM. Need a headcount of those interested so the church can book the reservation. Need about 10 more people. Tickets are highly discounted at $24 for seats in the shade. Please let Paulette know if you are interested.

Refresh Woman’s Bible Study

Series on “Personal Growth” continues this week. This week: Spiritual Gifts.

Come out on Tuesday at 2:00 PM at the church all ladies are welcome!

Also Wednesday night group 7:00 PM at the church, continuing to go through the “New Believers Guide”.

Zelle

Zelle is up and running! Zelle is a digital option for giving your tithes or offerings to support the church to fulfill the Great Commission.

If you would prefer to give digitally:

Go to your bank app on your phone or computer. Go to the payments section. Go to the Zelle payment option. If available, scan the link below in the payment section that lists Zelle as an option. There should be an icon asking to “scan the pay” or something similar.

Zelle Link

Account email is: accounting@thebridgespanishsprings.com for the Account “The Bridge Church Spanish Springs”. As a security measure, your bank may want to send you a text to verify your first payment.

What are some ways you can figure out the context of a verse in the Bible? Is context always relevant? Why or why not? What is the context of 2 Corinthians 10?
Read 1 Corinthians 10:1-2, what are some of the things it appears that some of the folks from the Church in Corinth are accusing Paul of? Are Christians allowed to judge other’s? Why or why not?
Read Romans 2:1, how does this mesh with your answer in question number 2?
What are some of the credentials that Paul would be able to mention if he was accused of not being fit to give guidance to the church in Corinth?
Read 2 Corinthians 10:3-4, if our weapons are “not the weapons of the world”, then what do we fight with? What is meant by “strongholds” in verse 4?
What does it mean to be “righteous”? Are all Christians righteous? Why or why not?
Read 2 Corinthians 10:6-11, can someone be more of a Christian than other’s? Why or why not? Can our actions and our words get mismatched? What are some of the ways that might happen?
Does God always answer every prayer? What are some things we can do if we are not hearing from God?